visionOS Immersive Media Developer

Description and Goals

This skill provides a practical playbook for building immersive and spatial media experiences on Apple Vision Pro. Start with AVKit when the system player experience fits your app. Use RealityKit’s VideoPlayerComponent when you need custom placement, custom environments, or deeper scene integration for video playback that can move between window/portal playback and immersive playback.

It also outlines how Apple’s ImmersiveMediaSupport framework fits into authoring and packaging Apple Immersive Video content.

Goals

• Help you choose the right playback surface (2D window, portal, progressive immersive, full immersive).
• Implement RealityKit video playback using VideoPlayerComponent correctly.
• Handle immersive viewing mode transitions safely (including scene transitions when needed).
• Respond to video playback events and comfort mitigation events on visionOS 26+.
• Provide a foundation for Apple Immersive Video authoring workflows where relevant.

What This Skill Should Do

When asked to add immersive/spatial video to a visionOS app, this skill should: